Syria: Troops open fire in Homs during Eid festival

Amateur video purports to show an army assault on protesters and
demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad on Eid al-Adha.

3:49PM GMT 06 Nov 2011

Residents of Homs celebrated the Muslim holiday to the sound of explosions and gunfire as government troops continued a crackdown on protesters, residents and activists said.

Three civilians have been shot dead in the city, the Syrian Revolution General Commission said.

The deaths on Homs brings the number of civilians reported killed in an army assault on the city that began on November 1 to more than 90.

Video uploaded online on Sunday purports to show a glimpse of soldiers in Homs firing weapons at unseen protesters in the Bab Amro district. One figure in combat wear is seen firing a rocket propelled grenade launcher.

Another video purports to show an early protest in Homs at the start of the Eid al-Adha festival.